obrok

noun

ob·​rok

äˈbräk,

əˈbrȯk

plural -s

: a yearly tax formerly paid by a Russian peasant engaged in trade

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from ob- (from ob to, on) + rok regulation, term, fate, lot; akin to Latin ob to, before, against and to Old English regn- might, Old Norse rögn, plural, the decreeing powers, gods, Gothic ragin counsel, decision, Sanskrit racayati he completes, builds

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